60,000 cisgender women write powerful open letter in support of trans community

""Not in our Name" is the title of a collective of cisgender women who have written an open letter calling out the media and politicians for disseminating anti-trans rhetoric. In collaboration with the Good Law Project, the letter has so far been signed by more than 61,500 cisgender women, including high-profile figures such as Beverley Knight, Kate Nash and Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer MP."

"'It is a voice that is missing from the conversation' She explains that its aim is to show that the majority of women stand with the trans community, while also serving as "a tangible way" to push against anti-trans rhetoric. It is signed exclusively by cisgender women - referring to those who are not trans - as the collective felt, 'it is a voice that is missing from the conversation'."

""The women with the strongest views, who tend to be gender critical, have risen to the surface and become emblematic of what women think. But that is not us. "It's not acceptable, and we do not believe that to be representative of the majority of women, despite certain media pushing the argument that supporting trans women means being against cisgender women.""

A collective called "Not in our Name" of cisgender women published an open letter condemning media and political dissemination of anti-trans rhetoric. The letter was produced with the Good Law Project and has been signed by more than 61,500 cisgender women, including Beverley Knight, Kate Nash and Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer MP. The collective timed the letter for Transgender Awareness Week. An anonymous member said the aim is to show that the majority of women stand with the trans community and to provide a tangible way to push back against anti-trans rhetoric. The collective describes itself as everyday people who believe all humans should be treated with dignity and respect and criticises gender-critical figures for claiming to represent all cisgender women.

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